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Day two... Cu Chi tunnels!!

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November 15th 2012
Had a very educational day today.. and quite scary! Last night we went and planned a day trip to a place called The Cu Chi Tunnels which is basically an underground series of the smallest, hottest, darkest, claustrophobicy tunnels you can ever imagine! They were made during the vietnamese war for the suvillians to live in and were built so small so that the american soldiers couldnt fit in them ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more